You must be joking. This may be new in the UK..but in the US..these statistics have been shared for decades..I repeat...decades..with the government. Doctors are not giving personally identifying information..they simply provide the data. This data is used to track trends in public health. How do you think they get the information for the reports they publish about what regions have the most overweight people...or which regions consume the most alcohol..etc..etc. Where did you think this information came from..?? Did you think it fell from the sky magically..?

51% of the electorate on Nov 6th 2012. The low-information voters. The "gimme-more-for-free" crowd.

So Jmel..are you saying that the 47% has grown to 51%..? Why..because that's the percentage of people who voted for Obama?

Actually..you're comment about 51% of voters being low information voters is kind of ironic..since the OP is so far off base. It would seem that perhaps those agreeing with the "sky is falling..big brother" fear mongering are perhaps in need of a little extra information themselves.

You must be joking. This may be new in the UK..but in the US..these statistics have been shared for decades..I repeat...decades..with the government. Doctors are not giving personally identifying information..they simply provide the data. This data is used to track trends in public health. How do you think they get the information for the reports they publish about what regions have the most overweight people...or which regions consume the most alcohol..etc..etc. Where did you think this information came from..?? Did you think it fell from the sky magically..?

If it has been shared for decades, why did it require special legislation recently to do so?

Electronic records are something different...and something I support 100%. Much safer for patients..more streamlined system. It benefits doctors and patients alike and will reduce errors. And yes..it makes the reporting of statistical data much easier. The Dr. is still not sharing any personally identifying information with anyone without your consent. You have heard of HIPPA...haven't you?

Electronic records are something different...and something I support 100%. Much safer for patients..more streamlined system. It benefits doctors and patients alike and will reduce errors. And yes..it makes the reporting of statistical data much easier. The Dr. is still not sharing any personally identifying information with anyone without your consent. You have heard of HIPPA...haven't you?

Skeeter is a fvcking idi0t. Maybe he's better off just praying to his god when seeking medical attention. I gotta say though, it'll be a miracle if his rectally implanted head is ever removed. I'm not sure if that's a surgical or psychiactric procedure. Maybe we should all pray for him. It won't help, but it can't hurt.

nice...

This is why you fail. you are unable to argue, and when you try, you fill your posts with swears, personal insults, and insult God.

Electronic records are something different...and something I support 100%. Much safer for patients..more streamlined system. It benefits doctors and patients alike and will reduce errors. And yes..it makes the reporting of statistical data much easier. The Dr. is still not sharing any personally identifying information with anyone without your consent. You have heard of HIPPA...haven't you?

Nice try? It's the law, and yes, I have "heard of " HIPPA.

It doesn't mean it is right, or that the records will always remain private.

The key point that liberals miss is: what is the governments interest in this information? You suppose only good intent, I see the barn door open for bad intent. The entire Obamacare law is one riddled with bad intent.

It doesn't mean it is right, or that the records will always remain private.

Yes, that is exactly what it means. (It's HIPAA, btw.)

Nothing about the HIPAA laws have changed as a result of the ACA. Period.

As a person who used to adjudicate claims for health and disability claims for several national clients, I can attest to the efficacy of the rules...which are always only as good as the doctors and administrators tasked to stick to them.